Swinborne Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Swinborne Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Swinburn,' a township in the parish of Chollerton, Northumberland.

William de Swinburne, 1278, Northumberland: Lower's Patronymica Britannica.

John de Swynburne, Northumberland, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp.

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Swinborne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:15,759,084542,937
England171:3,277,533109,658
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Swinborne Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Swinburn,' a township in the parish of Chollerton, Northumberland.

William de Swinburne, 1278, Northumberland: Lower's Patronymica Britannica.

John de Swynburne, Northumberland, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Nicholas de Swynburne, Northumberland: ibid.

William de Swyneburne, Northumberland: ibid.

1576. Henry Swynburn, Yorkshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1793. Married — Paul Binfield and Mary Frances Swinburne: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Swinburn; or Dweller at the Swine-Brook [Old English swín + burne] The Northumbrian Swinburn, 13th cent. Swynbume, “takes its name from the Swinburn brook, a tributary of the North Tyne.” (National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland) (Scandinavian) the O.Scand. Suinbiörn = WiseBear [Old Norse suinn-r, wise, intelligent + biörn, a bear]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Local. Sweyne's burn or boundary, from bourn, a boundary.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Swinborne Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Swinborne Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Swinborne is most common in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Swinborne.

How Common Is The Last Name Swinborne? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,055,934th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Swinborne reside; 56 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 15,759,084. In The United States Swinborne is most common in: Minnesota, where 65 percent are found, Virginia, where 22 percent are found and Florida, where 4 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 41 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Swinborne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Swinborne has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Swinborne surname rose 2,300 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 35 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Swinborne Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Swinborne surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.

Swinborne earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 64.75% more than the national average, earning $71,088 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swinbourne95856/
Swinborn944/
Swinburne891,985/
Swinbourn89150/
Swainborn890/
Schwinborn843/
Swimbourne841/
Suinbourn785/
Swimburne783/
Suinburne781/
Suimbourn6710/
Schwmborn671/
Schuenborn631/

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